Egotastic
With the release of the iPhone, Apple changed how people viewed and used smartphones. They offered a whole new world of features and functionality since users could just download and install any app they wanted from the iTunes App Store. But these phones don't come cheap: prices for an unlocked and contract-free iPhone 4S start at $649.
In a sense, they've become a status symbol because only those with a lot of cash to burn can afford them. That's apparently what a lot of people in China think, because there's a new service currently being offered in the country: fake "Sent from my iPhone" tags. Merchants from Taobao, China's version of eBay, are offering an instant messaging tool that adds the tag after each message the user sends for a dollar a month.
Siri iPhone Case Makes Your Phone (Almost) Useless, Looks Creepy to Boot
I think it's safe to say that a lot of people were initially disappointed when Apple announced the iPhone 4S instead of the much-awaited iPhone 5. After months of rumors and speculation, all Tim Cook did then was unveil a juiced-up iPhone with a faster chip that came with some personal assistant app called Siri.
Little did the early critics know that it didn't take more than just these two features to help push the 4S pre-orders to record highs within the first twenty-fours. A few weeks before the phone was shipped out, reviewers had already begun posting screenshots of Siri doing her thing, answering questions like 'What is love?' with 'Baby, don't hurt me.' and 'Where them hoes at?' with 'This strip club isn't far from you.' (and a map with directions on how to get there.)
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